Fearne Cotton shares health update after getting tumour removed

Presenter said she’s feeling ‘grateful’ to be ‘healing well’ after the operation

Fearne Cotton has shared a health update after having surgery to remove a benign tumour last year.

In December, the radio and TV presenter revealed that she needed to undergo a surgical procedure after finding a lump under her ear.

Several months on from the operation, the Happy Place podcaster told her fans that there is now “not a scrap of tumour” left on her saliva gland, also known as the parotid gland.

“Had an ultrasound today and I’m happy to say that I’m healing well post-operation and there is not a scrap of tumour left on my parotid gland,’ she wrote on Instagram.

“Grateful,” she added. “To those of you who sent me messages that have a similar operation coming up, I’m sending love for your recovery.”

Previously, Cotton, 43, told her followers that she had initially “felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago”, but in 2024, she “noticed it was growing”.

After getting the lump checked by a doctor, she learned it was a benign tumour.

The presenter shared that her friend and fellow broadcaster Davina McCall had also been a major support to her throughout the process.

The former Big Brother host underwent surgery on a benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst, shortly before Cotton’s procedure.

“It’s obviously so weird that only a couple of months ago Davina told me about her tumour and then weeks later I was calling her, having discovered mine,” Cotton said.

“I’m not only lucky she’s a bloody good mate, but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to this stuff.”

Cotton said her friend Davina McCall had been a great support during a tricky time (PA)

Last month, Cotton revealed that she had to “have a few lymph nodes out” in addition to the tumour.

“It ended up being one tumour, and then I had to have a few lymph nodes out, but it was wrapping itself around a nerve that basically sort of controls all of your facial expressions,” the star told Lorraine Kelly during her ITV morning show.

“There is a bit of a risk, but I felt I was in really good hands.”